I found this letter on mom’s old computer hard drive. The file KATHLEEN A.doc was created on June 16th, 2007. I don’t know who Ms. Jackson is, but I assume it is someone that worked at Indigo Manor, the nursing home where my maternal grandmother died. Anna Sophia Albanese (aka “Nana”, “Nana Anna”, “Nana from […]
April 1, 2007 Dear Jeff, I have asked Deeb-Paul and Shannon Kitchen to take Mocha in to be boarded if you have room. My mother is gravely ill in Daytona Beach, and I need to get there as early as possible tomorrow morning. I don’t know when I’ll be back, but I’ll keep in […]
1/22/07 I call Mom every night. Tonight she was concerned about where all her furniture got to when she was in the hospital. I explained it all to her, but it really hurts to know she’s losing ground. David called, bemoaning the Pats’ loss. I told him he got me a watch for Christmas. […]
I read Dr. Phil’s book almost two years ago. I lost 65 lbs (from 275) and I eventually flew to both Chicago and L.A. Since then, I’ve gained about 20 lbs back. Jen is living in Chicago. David is in Italy right now. He’s called me from Paris and described the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, […]
From: Gagne, Kathleen To: Gagne, David Subject: Florida Sent: May 1, 2005 11:51 PM ET Dear David, I know I talk to you a lot about coming to Florida. You always say you don’t have the time, but then you seem to plan lots of trips with [redacted] and her family. I think it’s […]
Mom sent me this email in early April of 2005. I have to assume I emailed to ask her what Nana’s phone number was and this was her reply. At the time I thought it was odd that she signed it with “Mommy” because she almost always signed everything with “Mom”. I imagine I called […]
I found a file on mom’s old computer hard drive named Wal-Mart Benches Letter.doc and dated November 8th, 2003. It looks like mom helped her mother write a letter to the manager of the Wal-Mart near the assisted living facility where Nana was living at the time. Nana was such an activist! I wonder if […]
Here’s a letter mom wrote in early 2003 to the billing department of Horizon Healthcare Center, one of the assisted living facilities where my grandmother lived. I don’t know if she actually printed this and mailed it to them, although I assume she did.
I must have asked my mom for my grandmother’s mailing address, most likely because I wanted to send her a birthday card. She sent me this email: From: Gagne, Kathie To: Gagne, David Subject: Nana Sent: August 27, 2002 6:55 PM Nana is at: Peridot Place 252 Lake Forest Blvd. Room 142 Daytona Beach, […]
It seems as if the trip went by in the blink of an eye. Fran felt really sick / tired on Saturday. She and I met for breakfast at the Early Bird Cafe/Diner next to St. Patrick’s. I had blueberry pancakes, full of RI blueberries, tart and sweet. Fran and I had a great talk, […]